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John Barrowman Isn't Returning to Arrowverse Next Season

John Barrowman has been a part of the Arrowverse virtually from its inception, debuting as Malcolm Merlyn (aka the Dark Archer) early in the first season of The CW's "Arrow." In that time he's menaced Oliver Queen and his allies time and again, assumed leadership of the League of Assassins, appeared on "The Flash" and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," helped found the Legion of Doom, and even sang. However, now it appears he's saying farewell to Oliver & Co., at least for a while.

Appearing this weekend at Planet Comicon in Kansas City, the "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood" alum reportedly told attendees he won't be returning to the Arrowverse next season.

“He’s going to be a huge factor leading up to the finale,” executive producer Wendy Mericle told CBR last week. “This season is all about legacy, and when Malcolm comes into the story, it’s really rooted as much by necessity from Oliver’s point of view as it is about what Malcolm means to him and what Malcolm means to Thea. It’s a great story, because it’s going to have a lot of action but it’s also going to have this kind of emotional undercurrent that is going to lead to a really big, huge series moment for him. I think it’s a great story to tell, and it’s great stuff for John [Barrowman] to play.”